Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo means the fifth of May. It is not an independence day for Mexico like most unknowledgeable people think. Mexican Independence Day is celebrated on the 15th of September. Mexico declared independence from Spain on the 24th of August 1821. Cinco de Mayo is not an American holiday either. Mexico and the United States savor this holiday because it is the day where Mexican peasants/ commoners defeated the French and Mexican traitor army that double them in size in Puebla, Mexico one

about the Mexican holiday, Cinco de Mayo, but I did not know what it was about up until recently. I asked a few people and they told me it is the Mexican Independent Day, and I found out that to be wrong. Last week I had the opportunity to choose between two movies and I choose Cinco de Mayo La Batalla, because history has always fascinated for me. The language of this movie was quite hard. The movie was about two hours and fifteen minutes. This movie is about Cinco de Mayo or the fifth of May commemorates

Cinco De Mayo Ever since fourth grade, one of my best friends have been Taylor Elam. Over the years that we’ve been friends we’ve had some jokes. My mom loves Mexican food; Taylor used to not like mexican food very much. Whenever our families would go out to eat, my mom would suggest something mexican. Whenever mexican was suggested by my mom, Taylor would respond “of course Hope wants mexican,” and whenever someone would ask where we were going to eat Taylor would say, “Hope wants mexican!” which

Cinco De Mayo is celebrated on the 5th of May. Cinco De Mayo is celebrated to remember the victory for Mexico over France in 1962 and was at the battle of Puebla (Staff, 2009). However, in Mexico, Cinco De Mayo isn't considered a major holiday (Staff, 2009). Cinco De Mayo is a celebration of Mexican heritage and culture (Staff, 2009). We will talk about the history of Cinco De Mayo, and explain the difference between the two holidays. Furthermore, the battle at Puebla happened at a very rough time

Every May fifth Americans across the United States take the opportunity to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with parades, mariachi music, folk dancing, Mexican food and of course margaritas. But for most Mexicans Cinco de Mayo it’s not a big deal. It is nothing more than a national holiday. Cinco de Mayo is one of the most misunderstood Mexican holidays. Today, Cinco de Mayo has become more of an American holiday than a Mexican one. It has become a significant annual celebration of Mexican culture and heritage

I jointed to SF Cinco de Mayo at Mission area. I had been misunderstanding the true meaning of Cinco de Mayo. I knew the name of Cinco de Mayo but it is only the name I knew, and many people are still misunderstanding that the event is for drinking such as tequila and Corona. The meaning of Cinco de Mayo is May 5th in Spanish. Cinco de Mayo is the day that Mexico won French. French that there was no defeat and was superior to Mexico. However, under General Ignacio Zaragoza de Seguian, the French

Cinco de Mayo is a popular holiday recognized by many. Cinco de Mayo, translates to the fifth of May, and is a holiday celebrated by people mainly in Mexico and the United States. The purpose of this holiday is to celebrate Mexico’s victory over France during the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Throughout this essay I will be researching and discussing the history of the famous holiday that many people like to celebrate. In 1861 Mexico was in financial trouble and was in debt with many other European countries

Cinco de mayo Cinco de mayo is spanish for the fifth of may it marks a very special holiday. Cinco de mayo is a widely celebrated holiday in the spanish culture. Celebrated for the battle won by the mexican army against the french and napoleon. Every year they celebrate their independence from france. Although they did not get officially independent till the 18th they still laid the The mexican government decided to suspend the payment of interest debts to the french and

Cinco de Mayo- or the 5th of May- celebrates the 1862 victory made by the Mexican Army over France at the Battle of Puebla in Mexico during the Franco-Mexican War. The war took place from 1861-1867, and though the victory did not stand for the end of the war, or the final victory it showed the perseverance of the Mexican army. France’s army was known to have more equipment, better officers, and more well-trained soldiers than the Mexican army.The Mexican army had an immense amount of debt to European

Cinco de Mayo, also known as the Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, is a national holiday in Mexico that commemorates the 1862 Mexican victory over the French forces of Napoleon III in Puebla, Mexico. This holiday, celebrated on the fifth of May, has deep roots in Mexican culture, but in American-Mexican culture as well. Cinco de Mayo serves as a proud reminder of an unlikely victory, as well as a day to express and cherish Mexican pride and heritage. After suffering from numerous wars, including